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Saved By The Seat Of Your Pants
on August 18, 2011
Preferably, if you find yourself in a sinking boat or an emergency water landing situation, you will have a life preserver. But, what do you do if such luxuries are not available? Turn your clothes into a life jacket.
People often make it by the seat of their pants, but I am going to tell you how your pants can actually save your life! It won’t be perfect, but it will work if nothing else is available.
Make your own life preserver from your pants:
Results of how long before you have to re-inflate your pants will vary by how tightly the fabric was woven. It is said last from 10 – 30 minutes.
You can put on a life jacket correctly by putting it on like a vest. The life jacket should fit comfortably and be snug but not tight. The buckles would be securely fastened to prevent a person from slipping out if they go in the water.
The person's body does not change density, but when you put a life jacket, you and the jacket can be modeled as one object. The life jacket itself has a very low density, much lower than that of a human. So, when you put on a life jacket, you effectively increase your volume, while mass increases by a much smaller degree. As a result, net density decreases.
The life jacket's buoyancy saved me from drowning.
because of the air in the jacket
Yes, which is why you put them on in the boat before you leave the dock. Always wear your life jacket when boating.
put on a life jacket and huddle together
you can not put the headphones back into the jacket
No, You have to be a member to get the life jacket.
You can't get on the boat without the life jacket. Just buy it and put it on. You have to be wearing it. If you haven't bought it yet, it's only 50 coins.
put on your life jacket if it's not already
Carbon dioxide is used in a life jacket..
Another name for a life jacket would be a PFD.
Put on your life jacket if it's not on already. (Reference: TP-12)